(A/N: I do not own Duck Dodgers or Looney Tunes. That right belongs to Warner Bros.)
Everyone in the audience stood as the Queen entered the throne room. She did indeed look beautiful. Dodgers believed she looked even more gorgeous than the last time he saw her in a wedding dress.
As she walked down the aisle, two little Martian girls dropped rose petals on the floor and the back of her dress was being held up by servant girls. She was quite the sight. Dodgers nearly lost his breath just staring at the exquisite creature walking up to him. At a distance, X-2 was feeling quite the same.
She finally made her way to the altar and gave a loving look to her beloved whom she was finally marrying after all these years.
"You shure know how make an entrancesh" Dodgers whispered.
"Just wanted to make myself beautiful for you, darling" Tyr'ahnee whispered back.
"Well you shucceeded" Dodgers complimented, looking her up and down. Tyr'ahnee let out a blush.
The priest stepped up and cleared his throat as the wedding officially began.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in the eyes of the gods to witness holy matrimony between the beloved Queen of Mars: Queen Tyr'ahnee and the renowned Captain of the Galactic Protectorate: Duck Dodgers. We also come to seal a new and long era of peace and prosperity between Mars and Earth with this sacred marriage" The priest said.
X-2 looked to the scene with a heavy heart as the priest droned on. This has been a day that had been in his nightmares since the Queen first wanted Dodgers as a mate. It was finally coming true. He would cry at that point if he didn't have the plan set up with Z-9. He needed to keep a calm and cool head if he wanted the plot to work. The former Commander soaked in his pain and kept his composure.
"Before the exchanging of the rings, would the bride and groom please exchange their vows with each other?" The priest asked.
The Queen cleared her throat.
"Darling...never in my whole life had I been so smitten by anyone in my life. From the moment I met you, I knew you were special. You're resilient, resourceful and surprisingly one of the most brilliant adversaries I ever faced. From then on, I've had a burning passion for you growing inside of me until I couldn't help but shout my love for you to the heavens. You're not the person I thought I would marry when I was a little girl...but somehow...you're better" Tyr'ahnee said with soothing love oozing in her voice.
The crowd awed. Even I.Q. let out a little tear. In the corner of the room, X-2 was close to vomiting….or whatever he was able to do with no mouth.
"Aw, shucks" Dodgers said with a smile and slight blush.
"I vow to honor and cherish you as a wife should and love you until the day we're parted" Tyr'ahnee declared, her blue eyes sparkling.
The priest turned to the former Captain and gestured for him to begin his vow.
Dodgers looked up into the eyes of his bride and cleared his throat.
"Tyr'ahnee...I have to admit I've been a real idiot up until thish point. Over all the years I've known you, I've tried to play the part of shome cheap playboy with no interesht in finding myshelf in any short of relationship. I shtill don't have a good anshwer as to why but I always asshumed it was because I wasn't good enough for a woman like you. When I ran off from our firsht wedding, I felt like a chump for running out like I did and I always felt incredibly guilty for leaving you like I did when I knew it broke your heart. Now, though, I'm ready to make up for my past mistake and being the besht hushband a sweet thang like you could ask for. I promise to love you, honor you, cherish you and to not make a fool out of myself….ash much" Dodgers said at the end, causing a chuckle from the audience.
Speaking of which, the Cadet looked to I.Q., who was clearing his eyes with a tissue before blowing his nose into it.
"I-i-i-is everything alright, sir?" The Cadet asked.
"Hm? Oh, yes, yes, Cadet, I'm fine….just something in my eyes is all" I.Q. said.
The Cadet raised an eyebrow, knowing that was a rather lame excuse. "A-a-and your nose?"
"Oh, you know….allergy season" I.Q. said.
"...R-r-right…..I thought it was very sweet too, sir" The Cadet said with a smile.
Before I.Q. could retort, the ceremony continued.
"Your majesty, do you take Duck Dodgers, Captain of the Galactic Protectorate, to be your husband, to have and to hold, for better or for worse,in sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer as long as you both shall live?" The priest asked.
"I do" Tyr'ahnee said, a tear of pure happiness rolling down her cheek.
"And do you Duck Dodgers take the Queen of Mars to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to-" The priest started before Dodgers interrupted him.
"Let's shkip all that, gramps. I do" Dodgers said, cheekily with a smirk on his face.
After a slight glare from the priest, Dodgers and Tyr'ahnee exchanged rings, sliding each on each others ring fingers.
"Then by the power vested in me by the gods, I now pronounce husband and wife and I declare you both the Queen and King of Mars. You may now kiss the bride" The priest declared.
Tyr'ahnee bent down and gave Dodgers a long kiss on his beak. The crowd got up from their seats and gave the couple a standing ovation as they were finally wed.
Every minute of the wedding was a dagger in X-2's heart. He didn't know how much more he could bare the sight of what was happening before him.
After what felt like hours, Dodgers and Tyr'ahnee finally parted and they started to walk down the aisle as husband and wife. The crowd watched and applauded as they walked hand in hand outside the throne room.
Minutes later, the guests soon followed and started walking towards the reception hall. X-2 was the last one to leave. He slowly made his way out of the room and followed the crowd towards the hall. Phase one of the plan had ended and now it was time to initiate the second part of the plan. He held the poison capsule stuffed in his tightly as he walked inside the hall.
(A/N: I hope everyone and their family is safe in this difficult time we're in. It's certainly a situation I never thought I would ever see in my lifetime).